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Latest Comments by mr-victory
Splitgate 2 gets a Beta on Steam, works on Steam Deck but not other Linux systems for now
23 May 2025 at 10:16 am UTC

Although, we may end up seeing them lock it to SteamOS directly instead.
SteamOS doesn't have any attestation so if this happens, desktop Linux would have an easy workaround by spoofing SteamOS.

Europa Universalis V from Paradox will only support Windows, no Linux or macOS this time
12 May 2025 at 1:53 pm UTC

If PDX is switching engines for the game, that would explain why they dropped Mac + Linux and also give me hope for a more optimized game client.

Ubuntu 25.04 upgrades halted due to Kubuntu users getting a broken desktop
19 Apr 2025 at 3:44 pm UTC Likes: 2

@iwantlinuxgames I know this sounds very wrong but you can use arch-chroot to automate the chroot steps. Basically `sudo apt install arch-install-scripts` then `sudo arch-chroot /mnt/`, no need to mount /dev etc.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.16 released with improved Steam Deck / Linux game compatibility
2 Mar 2025 at 6:16 pm UTC Likes: 4

itch.io has a native client like Steam, use this for gog.

Monster Hunter Wilds looks unplayable on Steam Deck but good on Desktop Linux
6 Feb 2025 at 3:13 pm UTC

RAM almost maxed out, SteamOS may need larger swap or more aggressive swapping.

Blocking Linux / Steam Deck in Apex Legends led to a 'meaningful reduction' in cheaters
5 Feb 2025 at 5:51 pm UTC Likes: 18

Didn't Apex EAC get hacked in a tournament a month or so after blocking Linux? I am not taking their word.

Epic Games devs talk about solutions to the Unreal Engine stuttering issues in games
5 Feb 2025 at 1:12 pm UTC

> There’s a partial misconception that Direct3D 11 didn’t have these issues

Pre-GPL Apex Legends on Linux? Anyone?

War Thunder gets BattlEye anti-cheat enabled for Linux
25 Jan 2025 at 2:13 pm UTC Likes: 8

I see where you are coming from but War Thunder is one of the last games to drop Linux, they had *native* Linux & Mac support for years.